The serenity of a youth football game was ruined by a coach who allegedly shoved an opposing player — also known as “an 11-year-old child” — in the facemask after the game ended.

Joe Deavenport says after a particularly contentious game, one of the other team’s coaches shoved the face-mask of his son, knocking him out of the reception line…

“There’s no question, it is assault,” Deavenport said… “This grown man approaches him and physically and forcefully pushes him, hits him in the head and my son had no idea why that was happening…”

NewsChannel 5 spoke to the coach viewed on the videotape… He says that action viewed on videotape was justified by some of the events that happened during the game.

I like that the coach feels justified. Some people get all defensive and apologetic after they violently shove a child. This guy isn’t gonna back down from some 11-year-old bully. You can watch the video here, but it’s a bitch to get to work. If you’re hankering for some adult-on-child violence, it may be easier to just head over to the playground and do it yourself.

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team owner cheryll newberry issued a statement in full support of her coach’s actions

10.07.08 at 5:36 pm

WhyDoYouAsk

@Pauly: +1 to the “Glass half full” guy.

10.07.08 at 5:40 pm

ognihs

‘this guy really affected him, emotionally.’

still, you have to agree with pauly on this one.

10.07.08 at 5:43 pm

Enrico Pallazzo

Young Deavenport was Pauly’s teammate. He was his QB. And it’s not fair.

10.07.08 at 5:49 pm

Zack

Listen, if this coach wants to shove around people with the football-playing ability of eleven-year-olds and scream at them for their shoddy play, he should man up and apply for the job coaching the Raiders.

10.07.08 at 5:49 pm

Merk

[i]it may be easier to just head over to the playground and do it yourself.[/i]

you heard him lil brady… we’re fighting for step mommy’s love

10.07.08 at 5:50 pm

Merk

nice work on the html Merk.

10.07.08 at 6:07 pm

Shan

This blows. All I want is a little slow-mo of this.

10.08.08 at 10:32 am

Foxsports Joe Buck

Merk’s inanities remind me of a young intern we had on the FOXSPORTS set during the ’05 ALDS. Brenly would send him for coffee every 3 innings, and upon his return, would dry hump the living daylights out of this poor college kid. Poor guy quit on the spot right before the bottom of the 5th.